Irretrievably we followed the character down a misbegotten path. I enjoyed the movie for what seemed to be an interesting and unusual subject matter. Brooke Bloom's portrayal of Ronah initially felt as realistic as possible for she had become adept with her "professional intimacy", blending the two, a rather fine line to walk. With the best of intentions, her work was to selflessly help her patients. She could maintain this level of intimate disengagement with her other clients but falling for Johnny was an unplanned mistake. She felt she could help him and in her lonely state she mistook his slight progress as a minor breakthrough. When she actually crossed the line and initiated kissing him on the lips, how obvious that she was in too deep.
Unfortunately Johnny had broadcast aggression and his potential for violence from their first meeting. From that beginning and from her sessions with the psychiatrist, it was predictable that a young woman's career of sexual surrogacy in New York would practically require an accompanying bodyguard. Certainly sex workers of all stripes usually have protection nearby.
From Johnny's talk of strangling her all the way to the car ride with her brother; the five stages? The film's ending segments were Ronah's sad reality. Following the misadventures we see muddled up behavior of anger and a near miss, bargaining at the cop shop about how to file abuse charges. (Funny how her neighbor in a breach of friendship felt no qualms levying a suit against Ronah herself). A depressing walk. Leaving the city. Masking her abrasions, and her feelings. Going home to better deal with her other relationships. This we've seen, in life as on screen.
Unfortunately Johnny had broadcast aggression and his potential for violence from their first meeting. From that beginning and from her sessions with the psychiatrist, it was predictable that a young woman's career of sexual surrogacy in New York would practically require an accompanying bodyguard. Certainly sex workers of all stripes usually have protection nearby.
From Johnny's talk of strangling her all the way to the car ride with her brother; the five stages? The film's ending segments were Ronah's sad reality. Following the misadventures we see muddled up behavior of anger and a near miss, bargaining at the cop shop about how to file abuse charges. (Funny how her neighbor in a breach of friendship felt no qualms levying a suit against Ronah herself). A depressing walk. Leaving the city. Masking her abrasions, and her feelings. Going home to better deal with her other relationships. This we've seen, in life as on screen.